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Y/N never expected becoming friends with Giselle would eventually lead to him becoming a familiar face around aespa. At first, Karina barely thinks anything of him. He's just Giselle's friend-the guy who somehow fits into their chaotic group without trying too hard.
But somewhere between late-night conversations, convenience-store runs, shared meals, and countless hours spent together, something begins to change.
Karina starts looking forward to seeing him.
She smiles a little more when he's around. She remembers the smallest things he tells her. Somehow, she always ends up sitting beside him, and somehow, the other members always seem to notice.
Everyone notices.
Everyone except Y/N.
While Giselle, Winter, and Ningning slowly become convinced that their leader has developed a serious crush, Karina does everything she can to deny it. But beneath the teasing and comedy is something more complicated: Y/N has become one of the few people who makes her feel like she doesn't have to be Karina all the time.
She can simply be Jimin.
And as their friendship grows into something neither of them expected, Y/N eventually has to confront a possibility he never considered-that the person he's been slowly falling for may have been falling for him all along.
But realizing they love each other is only the beginning.
Because loving someone is simple.
Building a life around that love, especially when one of you belongs to the public, is much harder.